AFSIC – Investing in Africa 2023: Connecting Investors with Africa’s Most Promising Opportunities

  AFSIC – Investing in Africa 2023 taking place October 9th and 10th 2023 in London will welcome over 1200 delegates to two days of high-level meetings, dialogue and networking focused on investment opportunities in Africa. Institutional investors representing funds and organisations with over $1 trillion in Assets under Management are scheduled to attend. Over the…

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Tony Elumelu Foundation, UNICEF’s Generation Unlimited, and IKEA Foundation Announce Partnership to Launch Green Entrepreneurship Programme that Addresses Triple Planetary Crisis

The Tony Elumelu Foundation, UNICEF’s Generation Unlimited (GenU), and IKEA Foundation are thrilled to announce their strategic partnership to launch a pioneering Green Entrepreneurship Programme that is aimed at empowering African youth and tackling the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss, and resource scarcity. In a world where environmental challenges are becoming increasingly…

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Private Entity Partners Ghana’s Lands Commission On 5-Year Transformational Agenda

  A Ghanaian Land Administration Company; PDB Limited, has come on board to partner the Lands Commission on it’s total transformational drive directed by the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. Samuel A. Jinapor at the back of calls for imporved service delivery and the recent UN report on corruption in the Commission. This…

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Bybit Launches Rewards 2.0 Scheme to Bring More Perks for Its Crypto Debit Card Users

  Bybit, the world’s third most visited crypto exchange, announced the launch of Rewards 2.0, an upgraded rewards scheme building on the strong uptake of the Bybit Debit Card since its March debut. Rewards 2.0 aims to strengthen Bybit’s leadership through heightened engagement of existing cardholders and new user acquisition. Members can earn points on all…

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UBA Records Significant Growth in Revenue, Profit and Key Metrics, with a PBT of $829.7m

Mr. Oliver Alawuba Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, delivered an outstanding performance for the half year ended June 30, 2023, as announced in its audited financial report. The results released to the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) on Tuesday showed that the Group recorded double and triple-digit growth across its major income…

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Tony Elumelu Foundation disburses over 100 million dollars to young African Entrepreneurs to create 400,000 jobs across Africa

Somachi Chris – Asoluka “As of today, we have disbursed over 100 million dollars to over 15,000 young African entrepreneurs and created over 400,000 direct jobs. This, we intended to achieve within 10 years, but I am happy to share that since the launch of the foundation in 2015, we have more than surpassed that…

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9 Ventures Announced for the Africa Money and DeFi Summit Investment Showcase

  The Africa Money and DeFi Summit has announced nine ventures selected to showcase their cutting-edge Web3, Blockchain, Fintech, and Decentralised Finance (DeFi) businesses to investors and industry leaders, live on stage, in Accra, Ghana on October 3rd and 4th. With a focus on forging connections and bridging the gap between African ventures, corporates and…

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3 years anniversary for the Abraham accord peace agreement with few Arabs countries, what the future holdings for us

  By: Samuel shay chairman Israel – GCC business forum The Abraham Accords, a series of normalization agreements between Israel and Arab states, were signed on September 15, 2020, at the White House. The agreements were between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan. The agreements have been hailed as a…

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Pay pension contributions of employees to promote industrial harmony – SSNIT Deputy Director

  Mr. Michael Addotey Addo, the Deputy Director General, Finance & Administration, of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), has called on employers to pay the pension contributions of their workers in line with Act 766, the National Pensions Act, 2008 to enhance industrial harmony in Ghana. According to him “we have realised…

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Hantec Group Expands Global Engagement: Sponsors Trader Events in Diverse Markets

Hantec, the trailblazing leader in the trading world, is expanding its global footprint through active participation in prominent trading events worldwide. Operating through three distinct brands – Hantec Financial, Hantec Markets, and Gaitame Finest – the company’s involvement in these events is set to create vital connections between traders, investors, and other industry professionals, showcasing…

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How can African tech talent build greater resilience during the global tech downturn?

  By Ololade Odunsi, Talent Acquisition Lead at Founders Factory Africa   After years of growth, the global technology sector entered a downturn in the second half of 2022, thanks to a combination of inflation, rising interest rates, and faltering supply chains. As a result, companies that just months before hadn’t been able to hire…

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INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION AFRICA (IHRC) EXPRESSES SOLIDARITY, APPEALS FOR ASSISTANCE TO MOROCCO’S EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS  

Abu Zein The Deputy Commissioner for the African Region of International Human Rights Commission Africa (IHRC) Amb. Dr. Abu Zein, the Director General- Dr Chief Nathaniel Nsarko, Deputy Director General and the entire leadership of IHRC Africa extends our heartfelt condolences to the entire people of Morocco in the wake of the devastating earthquake that…

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